Ashtabula residents remain hospitalized after Perry Township crash

Two Ashtabula residents remained hospitalized Friday after being injured in a one-car crash Thursday in Perry Township.

The driver of the car, Mark Lambert, 22, was listed in fair condition at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. His passenger, Trisha Thompson, 28, was listed in serious condition at the same hospital.

They were both flown to MetroHealth from Lake Health Madison Emergency Department following a 6:40 p.m. crash.

Lambert had been driving east on North Ridge Road when he lost control of his car and went off the south side of the road.

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His vehicle sheared a utility pole and his car went an additional 60 feet before coming to rest in the front yard of a house at 3056 North Ridge Road, the Lake County Sheriff's Office stated.

Because of the utility pole being damaged, electrical power in parts of the Perry and Painesville area was disrupted for two to three hours, the Sheriff's Office stated. During that same time frame, North Ridge Road, between Blackmore and Perry Park roads, was closed so Painesville City utility workers could install a new utility pole.